In the US, "black" is a culture, an ethnic experience, and a race. The black culture is based partly on slavery tradition, ethnic Christianity, and circumstance. There are com…plete idioms, slang, and styles peculiar to the black experience..
Racially, the black person is a Negro of African origin. There are evidences of the cultures of Africa originating along the coast of both sides of the continents. It is said the the Queen of Sheba was a black woman of current day Ethiopia. Certainly there is a rich culture dating back many centuries as is currently being found in the African continent in archelogy..
In the US the black people have given the US many famous statesmen and pioneers. The history is replete with inventors, statesmen, judges, lawyers, soldiers, and pioneers. It is an illuminating history to delve into. Such people as George Washington Carver who invented peanut butter, Shirley Chisholm who was the first black woman in Congress, and Madam Walker who was a famous black entrepreneur of black beauty products and amassed a fortune, are some stellar examples of black leaders within the community. (MORE)

A black out is when lights in a certain area go out. For example, lets say that all the people in you're neighborhood got hit by a giant hurricane and all the lights go off an…d won't turn back on- well this is a black out. (MORE)

ANSWER: Skin color is genetic. Different skin tones have developed as a response to the climate where certain groups of people lived and evolved. Generally, darker skin is a… response to hot climates and lighter skin to cold climates. ANSWER: Because your ancestors are decended from a region on the planet which is prone to large amounts of sunlight. This increased the level of melanine in their skin causing it to become darker as each sucessive generation was born over millions of years. This evolutionary trait is still in effect as the most recent ancestors (200-300 years ago) hailed from that same sun soaked region. Since little time has passed on a geological scale, those who decend from them will still have elevated levels of melanine in their skin. Over the next few dozen millenia though, dark skinned people living in colder climates with less sun will see their decendents skin color begin to lighten. (MORE)

Blacking out is when you either pass out and cannot remember what happened, or you get extremely close to passing out, causing your vision to go black due to the lack of blood… in your eyes causing this "blackout". It usually happens when you stand up too fast, and sometimes your eyes may have a dull ache afterwards. Of course, you regain your vision within seconds. (MORE)